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Hydratec's hydraulic programs have been industry leaders for nearly thirty years. From their humble beginnings on cassette tape computers to modern super-desktops and networks, they have always allowed for more flexibility and greater customization than any other hydraulic package.

Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

Analysis

• Full compatibility with NFPA 2007 printout requirements
• Library of pump and backflow device curves included
• Full screen graphics display
• Use multiple pump and water supply arrangements
• User definable pump and backflow curves
• Backflow loss read automatically off of curves based on flow required
• Designate flow schematic reference points or let the program generate them automatically
• Enter actual diameters for each pipe or use nominal diameter and pipe type
• Enter diameters for each pipe with a simple mouse click and make global or line-by-line changes to input
• Automatic remote head location and auto-peaking of a calculation
• Fitting equivalent length adjusted based on pipe type
• Automatic error checking
• Calculates using Velocity Pressure or Total Pressure
• Calculates using Hazen-Williams or Darcy-Weisbach
• Displays and instantly updates calculated flow, pressure and velocity for each pipe
• Graphical Pressure Usage Display readily displays where pressure is being used

Estimating

• Quickly set up or estimate a system using included HydraCALC Sizer

Reports

• Flow schematics for checking data
• Many predefined submittal printout forms
• Review printouts on the screen or send directly to printer
• Submit calculations to AHJ electronically
• Reports come in the following languages - French-Canadien    Swedish    Icelandic    English

Utilities

• Unlimited pipe types and fittings tables
• Change pop-up menu defaults
• Use either Imperial or Metric (bar and kPA) and convert between them

Integration

• Integrates with HydraCAD™, the most capable full-design package in the industry. A job designed in HydraCAD can be analyzed with Hydraulics; adjustments can be made and changes will be returned to the drawing automatically.

Training

Hydratec™ is proud of our training philosophy. We train only one company at a time. You can have us train as many of your people as you like (within reason, naturally) for no additional cost. In addition, only Hydratec will come and train you at your office, or you can come here if you feel like getting away from the office.

Earn 0.1 CEU per contact hour.

Training at a customer site may take 8 weeks to schedule. Training at our office usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to schedule.

Cost of training: $500 per day plus travel related expenses at your office or $400 per day here at ours
Suggested days of training: 1 day

Required Hardware

500 MHz Pentium
15 inch monitor
Parallel Port or USB Port (required)
50 Mb available on hard drive
Windows compatible printer
Internet Connection
DVD

Pricing

HydraCALC can be purchased either direct from us at the prices below, or from one of our distributors Visit the Distributors/Partners page on this website for more information.

*$100 shipping charge added to orders outside of the United States with the exception of $50 to Canada.

Support and Updates

Hydratec's support plan is the strongest in the industry. You have the choice of full support or updates only support. The support and updates plan includes all upgrades for that product for the platform you purchased.

This plan also includes phone and email support. Minor and major upgrades are available 24 hours a day on this Website. Our support technicians are sprinkler designers or the actual programmers of the software and will respond promptly to your problems. Our support price does not go up when you add additional systems.

To view a complete list of HydraCAD Support Policies, click here

Screen Shot and Sample Printouts (Click to Enlarge)

Screen Shot	Fitting Tables	Process Calc Sheet	Graphical Pressure Display
Submittal Printout Summary Page	Sample Calculation Page	Water Supply Graph/Pump Curve
NFPA 2007 Information Sheet	NFPA 2007 Pressure and Flow Summary Sheet	NFPA 2007 Calculation Sheet

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